VINELAND — A North 6th Street woman has been charged with wielding an ax during an argument with a Florence Avenue woman near the victim's home Wednesday evening.

Police were dispatched to the 700 block of Florence Avenue at 7:21 p.m. Wednesday on a report of someone holding an ax in a threatening manner.

Celita A. Battle, 29, told police she never picked up the ax, which she claimed was on the lawn before the argument started. The victim and a witness claimed Battle had retrieved the ax from an apartment she apparently was visiting, according to Vineland Police Ptl. Ryan Watkins' report.

Battle and the 24-year-old victim apparently were arguing over damage to one of the victim's car windows and money the victim claimed Battle owed her.

Battle was charged with simple assault by physical menace and weapons offenses. She was released on her own recognizance.

Battle and the victim were never closer to each other than about 25 feet as Battle held the ax, according to the report.

The MintCraft Pro ax was recovered by police from the front porch of the apartment Battle was observed sitting on as police arrived.